Before choosing your Linux system, you must understand that rolling releases and fixed-point releases do not behave the same: https://wirekat.com/regular-release-vs-rolling-release-which-linux-distribution-model-is-better/
#distros #LinuxDistributions #desktop #FOSS #FLOSS #Linux #regularDistributions #rollingDistributions #rollingRelease #fixedRelease #decoupling #nonAligned #alternatives #nonUS #EuropeanAlternatives
"Solus is an unusually stable, unusually simple to use rolling release distribution. Everything is pretty straight forward, everything works (at the lower levels), everything installed and updated smoothly."
(But choose your desktop!)
a review of @Solus 4.7 and #Budgie 10.9 by @distrowatch: https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20250310#solus
Solus origin: #Ireland
website location: California
#decoupling #nonAligned #alternatives #EuropeAlternatives #nonUS #distros #LinuxDistributions #desktop #FOSS #FLOSS #Linux #Solus #SolusDistribution #SolusLinux #Budgie #BudgieDesktop #rollingDistributions #rollingRelease
@Lu
Thank you for the pointer!
Looking at the evolution i feel that users act more and more on their dissatisfaction with #CinnamonDesktop.
I note that:
* the number of downloads of #MATEDesktop increased 50% in a year;
* the number of downloads of #EDGEDesktop decreased 50% in a year.
#desktopEnvironments #desktopEnvironment #distros #Linux #LinuxDistributions #distributions
Tom’s Hardware: Best Linux distros for reviving an old PC. “… the goal of this feature is to give you forward knowledge to try out these distros on your aging machines, with the view to getting them up and running once again. The best thing is that you can try out a Linux distro before committing to installation. All you need is a large enough USB stick and a copy of the distro as an ISO […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/15/toms-hardware-best-linux-distros-for-reviving-an-old-pc/
#Linux users: Have you tried and did you like using #nixos ❄️?
#coding #programming #computing #os #osdev #packagemanager #operating #system #nix #unix #distro #linuxdistribution #linuxdistro #linuxdistributions
ZDNet: Why this Linux distro is my new favorite Windows replacement. “I’ve had a great deal of respect for Zorin OS — and the team behind this Linux distribution — for a very long time. This distro not only looks great, but it’s flexible and offers a Pro version with even more options. Before the release of Zorin OS 17.3, I placed the distribution in my top five options for those looking to […]
Supply Chain Attacks on Linux Distributions – Fedora Pagure
#HackerNews #SupplyChainAttacks #LinuxDistributions #FedoraPagure #Cybersecurity #OpenSource
Supply Chain Attacks on Linux Distributions
https://fenrisk.com/supply-chain-attacks
#HackerNews #SupplyChainAttacks #LinuxDistributions #CyberSecurity #OpenSource #ThreatDetection
Before Linux had polished distributions, early adopters had to build everything from scratch. That changed in 1992 with two of the first Linux distributions:
Boot/Root (January 1992) – H J Lu released a minimal diskset, giving users a way to boot Linux and install a basic system without compiling everything themselves.
MCC Interim Linux (April 1992) – Developed at Manchester Computing Centre, this was the first Linux distro designed for easier installation and distribution, laying the groundwork for what would follow.
These projects helped transform Linux from source code into a functional OS that could be installed and used more easily. Without them, modern Linux distros might have taken much longer to evolve.
#Linux #FOSS #TechHistory #LinuxDistributions #MCCInterimLinux #BootRoot
ZDNet: The 3 most Windows-like Linux distros to try because change is hard. “I know: You want an operating system that looks and feels like Windows 10. That makes perfect sense because you’ve been using Microsoft’s OS for a long time and change is often hard. Which distribution is right for those seeking a seamless transition from Windows to Linux? There are quite a few choices out there; […]
The Register: South Korean web giant Naver creates its own Linux distro. “Korean web giant Naver has gone into the operating system business, releasing its very own Linux distribution. Naver is often compared to Google, as started providing search and a web portal then sprawled into email, payment services, e-commerce, blogging, and public cloud services. Its search offering remains South […]
sooooo I did successfully switch from Fedora 41 to Gentoo. It was a lot harder than it needed to be because:
1. Instead of doing it like a regular person via a linux live USB, I did it from a chroot from my fedora install. This made the steps a little different and made the bootloader stuff a little harder (in that without realizing it, I was booting into gentoo with the fedora kernel. hello, no drivers! ooops) but otherwise not too bad.
2. I have full disk (partition) encryption via LUKS. It was trivial to solve, but I foolishly set up GRUB for LUKS1 instead of LUKS2 and basically it just wouldn't even load GRUB until I figured out that I shouldn't have specified encryption support in GRUB. Most guides you read nowadays assume LUKS2, but the Gentoo wiki for grub has an assumption about LUKS1, I think. Or otherwise assumes that your /boot directory lives on your encrypted disk instead of a separate partition (which is common with UEFI installs, like mine)
3. My RTC is fucked up; despite replacing the battery and even switching the polarity just to be sure, it keeps reporting the battery as dead and resetting the clock. This is usually only an issue when the machine suspends: the clock will then jump forward a few months. I work around this by running NTP and sometimes manually resetting the service, but apparently when I first installed gentoo I had the wrong clock, and portage basically throws a fit if you have files that are newer than what you're trying to install, so everything was in this weird partial half updated state. This also meant some builds failed for weird reasons (Ninja, in particular, really does not like it if some timestamps are wrong in some files and will fail on everything. This failure can take a LONG time in some instances and usually has to happen 100 times before the build is considered a failure). It took me about two days to successfully compile qtwebengine due to this and disk space issues.
I think if you don't have the above issues, your install process will go a lot more smoothly than mine did. Oh, also, portage profiles? Do not necessarily actually mark the set of packages as necessary as you would think? Like, I assumed using the KDE Plasma Desktop profile would mark Plasma as being... necessary to install, but it does not. You still have to manually bring it in. Which I like! It basically configures all of your flags and variables (USE flags in gentoo parlance) as being setup for desktop usage. I think it does mark some packages as needing to be installed, but... it did not bring in Plasma or any apps.
OpenRC is trivial to switch to, coming from systemd, I think. The syntax is straight forward. It does feel a little more 'old school', which has pros and cons, but it's pretty easy to add services and doesn't control half the fucking OS which I like. Converting systemd files is easy too.
#techPosting #linux #fedora #gentoo #linuxDistributions #systemd
A video on #HannahMontana #Linux v2 with #KDE. A new leader in Linux #performance has been #benchmarked for the #TierList. It appears that #Plasma has only come to perform worse over time. Hopefully #LinuxDistributions other than Alpine Linux can find a way to improve their situations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_mCLcVi9a0
Here is an example for the problems #LinuxDistributions face with #RustLang packages:
https://jonathancarter.org/2024/08/29/orphaning-bcachefs-tools-in-debian/
Technically C++ has similar challenges (templates, header-only-libraries,...), but Rust has Cargo and Crates.io, what makes adding dependencies way easier and therefore inflates the problem.
I don't have a solution, and I don't think a technical solution is possible. The best idea I have is to be disciplined when adding dependencies, and to allow an as-broad-as-possible version range.
🚀 The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Linux Distributions! 🐧✨
Explore the fascinating history of the original Linux distributions—some are thriving, some have faded, and others are long gone. From the enduring powerhouses like Slackware and Debian to the forgotten pioneers like Yggdrasil and TAMU Linux, discover how these early players shaped the Linux world we know today.
🔗 https://linuxexpert.org/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/
#Linux #OpenSource #TechHistory #Debian #Slackware #LinuxDistributions #FOSS #LinuxCommunity
Why SnoopGod Linux Chooses Ubuntu and KDE Plasma for Ethical Hacking
#KDEPlasma #LinuxDistributions #ethicalhacking #Pentesting #snoopgodlinux #Ubuntu https://snoopgod.com/2024/08/01/why-snoopgod-linux-chooses-ubuntu-and-kde-plasma-for-ethical-hacking/
Linux Mint, Ubuntu, and LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) are three popular Linux distributions, each with its own unique characteristics, philosophies, and user bases.
https://linuxexpert.org/lmde-linux-mint-and-ubuntu/
#LMDE #LinuxMint #Ubuntu #LinuxDistributions #Debian #LinuxOS #OpenSource #TechComparison #SoftwareStability #OperatingSystems #LinuxInstallation #RollingRelease #LTSSupport #LinuxSupport #Linux
@kim_harding all these years, and while #linuxDistributions are always improving, they are all still different. It's the same issue with #iphone and #android
One of the things that newcomers to Linux find perplexing is choosing a Linux distribution. Unlike using MacOS or Windows, Linux has many different "flavors" or "spins" based around differentiations on the package manager, desktop environments, and philosophies. I chose Artix Linux for its up to date packages and simple to use init system (runit). To those of you on Linux, which distribution did you choose and why?
#linux #linuxdistros #distros #linuxdistributions #thewordoflinus
#LinuxDistros / #LinuxDistributions / #Distros picks of the day:
➡️ @linuxmint - Ubuntu-based distro emphasising ease of use
➡️ @kubuntu - Version of Ubuntu running KDE Plasma desktop
➡️ @LubuntuOfficial - Lightweight version of Ubuntu using LXQt desktop
➡️ @edubuntu - Ubuntu-based distro for educational settings, schools & students of all ages
➡️ @ubuntustudio - Ubuntu-based distro for creative people who like FOSS tools
➡️ @ubuntubudgie - Ubuntu-based distro using Budgie environment
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